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Meaning of name | Babel Free

Noun masculine CEFR A1 Common
neɪm

Definitions

  1. Any of several types of true yam (Dioscorea) used in Caribbean Spanish cooking.
  2. Synonym of name (“yam”).
  3. Any nounal word or phrase which indicates a particular person, place, class, or thing.
  4. Abbreviation of North American English.
    abbreviation, alt-of
  5. noun
  6. A reputation.
  7. Well-known by a name: a name performer.
  8. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
  9. An abusive or insulting epithet.
  10. Belonging to one: I don't have a hat to my name.
  11. third-person singular imperative
  12. A person (or legal person).
  13. that is. Only one student passed the exam, namely John. naamlik يَعْني именно a saber a to, jmenovitě nämlich nemlig δηλαδή, συγκεκριμέναa saber nimelt بنام nimittäin à savoirכלומר जैसे naime, to jest nevezetesen, mégpedig yaitu nefnilega, það er að segja cioè, すなわち 다시 말하면 būtent proti ialah namelijknemlig, det vil simianowicie په نوم د a saber şi anume а именно; то есть a to namreč po imenu nämligen, det vill säga กล่าวคือ yani, şöyle ki 即,也就是 анонімний يعني tức là 即,也就是
  14. wow!
  15. Those of a certain name; a race; a family.
  16. a piece of metal, plastic etc with a name on it. You will know his office by the nameplate on the door. naamplaatjie صفيحَة الإسم على الباب табелка с име placa jmenovka, štítek se jménem das (Namens-)Schild navneskilt ταμπέλα με όνομα placa nimesilt پلاک اسم nimikyltti plaque שֶלֶט קָטָן הַמְצַיֵין שֵׁם नाम पट्ट pločica sa imenom névtábla papan nama nafnskilti targa 名札 명판 lentelė su pavarde plāksnīte ar uzvārdu plat nama naambordnavneskilttabliczka هغه اوسپنيزه تخته چى د چا نوم پرى ليكلى وى p...
    etc
  17. An authority; a behalf.
  18. a person with the same name as oneself. naamgenoot سَمِي، شَخْص يَحْمِل نَفْس الأسْم съименник homônimo jmenovec der Namensvetter, die Namensschwester navnefælle συνονόματος tocayo nimekaim هم نام kaima homonyme בַּעַל אוֹתוֹ שֵׁם नामराशी imenjak névrokon senama nafni, nafna omonimo 同名の人 다른 존재와 이름이 같은 사람 bendravardis vārdabrālis; vārdamāsa sama nama naamgenoot navnebror/-søster imiennik يو شان نوم لرل homónimo tiz тёзка menovec soimenjak imenjak namne คนที่ถูกตั้งชื่อเหมือนกับคนอื่น adaş 同名的人...
  19. An identifier, generally a unique string of characters.
  20. to insult (someone) by applying rude names to him. om iemand sleg te sê يَشْتُم، يُوَجِّه إليه الشَّتائِم обиждам chamar nomes nadávat, urážet beschimpfen give øgenavn βρίζωinsultar (kedagi) sõimama کلمات مرتبط nimitellä traiter de tous les noms לְכַנוֹת בִּשמוֹת גְנָאי किसी व्यक्ति को गाली देना, अपशब्द या दुर्वचन कहना, बुरा-भला कहना, अपमान करना, निरादर करना grditi, psovati sérteget (vkit) mengata-ngatai svívirða e-n insultare 悪口を言う 모욕하다 (iš)plūsti, (iš)keikti (ką) apsaukāt, lamāties menggela...
  21. by the authority of. I arrest you in the name of the Queen. in die naam van بإسْم، بِأمْر в името на em nome de jménem im Namen i NN's navn εν ονόματι, στο όνομα en nombre de nimel از مبدا jnk nimeen au nom de בְּשֵם מִישֶהוּ के नाम पर u ime vki nevében atas nama í nafni in nome di ~の名において ...의 권위로 vardu [] vārdā, pilnvarots atas kuasa yang diberikan in naam van på vegne av, i navn w imieniu د چا په حكم سره ،مدرك لرل em nome de în numele именем menom v imenu u ime i ... namn ในนามของ adına 以....
  22. An investor in Lloyd's of London bearing unlimited liability.
    UK
  23. to become famous, get a (usually good) reputation etc. He made a name for himself as a concert pianist. maak 'n naam vir jouself يَبْني لِنَفْسِه إسْماً ставам известен tornar-se conhecido udělat si jméno sich einen Namen nachen skabe sig et navn αποκτώ φήμη, γίνομαι διάσημος hacerse un nombre endale nime tegema شهرت اختیار کردن luoda itselleen nimeä se faire un nom עָשָׂה לְעַצמוֹ שֵׁם slava hírnévre tesz szert menjadi terkenal verða frægur, geta sér nafn farsi un nome 有名になる 이름을 떨치다 pelnyti ...
    usually
  24. to give (a child or a thing) the name of (another person). Peter was named after his father. vernoem يُسَمّي على اسْم кръщавам на pôr o nome de pojmenovat po benennen nach opkalde efter δίνω σε κπ. ή κτ. το όνομα κπ. poner el nombre (kellegi järgi) nime panema به یاد بود از nimetä jnk mukaan donner (à qqn) le nom de נִקרָא עַל שֵׁם वह जिसका नाम किसी के नाम पर रखा गया हो dati ime po vkiről elnevez dinamai skíra í höfuðið á (dare il nome di) ~の名をつける …의 이름을 따서 명명하다 pavadinti (ką) vardu, (kam) du...
  25. nombre; [first name and surname] nombre completo, nombre y apellido;What is your ___ ? → ¿Cómo se llama usted?, ¿Cómo te llamas tú?, ¿Cuál es su, tu nombre?

Equivalents

Afrikaans naam
አማርኛ ስም
Azərbaycanca ad isim
Беларуская імя́ назва
বাংলা নাম
Cymraeg enw
Dansk døbe navn nævne vælge
Esperanto nomi nomo nomumi
Eesti nimi
Euskara izen
Gaeilge ainm
Gàidhlig ainm ainmich innis
Galego nome
ગુજરાતી નામ નામ પાડવું
Hausa suna
ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi inoa
עברית כנה שָׂם
Bahasa Indonesia menamai nama sebut
Íslenska nafn nefna útnefna
Қазақша ат есім
ខ្មែរ ឈ្មោះ នាម
ಕನ್ನಡ ಹೆಸರು
Кыргызча ат
Lëtzebuergesch Numm
Lingála nkombo
Lietuvių vardas
Latviešu vārds
Te Reo Māori ingoa
മലയാളം നാമം പേര്
Монгол нэр
Bahasa Melayu nama
Malti isem
မြန်မာဘာသာ နာမည် အမည်
नेपाली नाम
ଓଡ଼ିଆ ନାମ
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਨਾ
پښتو نوم
Română faimă nume numi renume reputație
سنڌي نالو
සිංහල නම
Slovenčina meno názov
Slovenščina ime imenovati
Gagana Sāmoa igoa
Soomaali magac
Shqip emër
Sesotho lebitso
Svenska dopa namn nämna namnge utnämna
Kiswahili jina majina
தமிழ் பெயர்
Тоҷикӣ исм ном
ትግርኛ ስም
Türkmençe at
Tagalog ngalan pangalan
Türkçe ad ad koymak adlandırmak isim nam
ئۇيغۇرچە ئات ئىسىم
اردو اسم نام
Oʻzbekcha ism
IsiXhosa ifani
Yorùbá orúkọ
IsiZulu ibizo igama

Examples

“I've never liked the name my parents gave me so I changed it at the age of twenty.”
“What's your name? Puddintane. Ask me again and I'll tell you the same.”
“That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet.”
“[…] and whatsoeuer Adam called euery liuing creature, that was the name thereof.”
“So good a man as this must surely have a name.”
“Turbines have been around for a long time—windmills and water wheels are early examples. The name comes from the Latin turbo, meaning vortex, and thus the defining property of a turbine is that a fluid or gas turns the blades of a rotor, which is attached to a shaft that can perform useful work.”
“Good name in man and woman, dear my lord Is the immediate jewel of their souls.”
“The parish stank of idolatry, abominable rites were practiced in secret, and in all the bounds there was no one had a more evil name for the black traffic than one Alison Sempill, who bode at the Skerburnfoot.”
“And David won a name for himself.”
“Stop calling me names!”
“They list with women each degenerate name.”
“p. 2002, second edition of, 2002, Graham Richards, Putting Psychology in its Place, →ISBN, page 287 http://books.google.com/books?id=7bxvJIs5_wsC&pg=PA287&dq=names Later British psychologists interested in this topic include such major names as Cyril Burt, William McDougall, […] .”
“Would it be able to fight the competition from ITC Agro Tech and Liptons who were ready and able to commit large resources? With such big names as competitors, would this business be viable for Marico?”
“International non-governmental organisations (INGOs), including such household names as Amnesty International, Greenpeace and […] .”
“The ministers of the republic, mortal enemies of his name, came every day to pay their feigned civilities.”
“Halt in the name of the law!”
“We may be quite sure, therefore, that in some shape, if we, the people of England, tolerate the bloody and sanguinary crimes which are committed in our name, if they are so committed, and we do not remonstrate and condemn, we shall have no acquittal at that tribunal by which the actions, not of individuals only, but of nations and peoples, are finally judged.”

CEFR level

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